Candy-batch roller.



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OANDY'BATCH ROLLER.

APPLICATION FILED ROVHI, 1910.

Patented M1128, 1911.

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NATHAE'IEL W'. YORK, 0F INDIANAFOLIS, INDIANA.

CANDY-BATCH ROLLER.

Specification of Letters Iatent. Patented M2511'. 28, 1911.

Appcaton Sled November 7, l191,0. Serial No. 591,131. I.

lb all 'whom it may concern:

lle it known that I, Nrn-namen il". Youn, a citizen of the United States, residing at lmlianapolis. in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have icvented a new and useful Candy-Batch Roller, of which the following is a specification. ln the manufacture oit hard candies of that type, which is pulleifl into` sticks, the

candy after proper cooling is pulled to a suitable consistency and tulle mass, generally forty or fifty pounds, is then striped, if striped goods are to be produced, and molded into a general conical lorxn and the small l5 end pulled out into a long stick about ten feet long and during suc-h manipulation it is necessary to keep the general mass in proper shape and, in order to prevent too rapid cooling, the general mass 1s laid upon a table in front of a low lire, the operator t' rom time to time turningy the mass so as to `keep it from becoming tiattened and so as to keep ituniformly heated. A very considerable amount of sMll is required in handling the general mass before the tire in such way as to keep it im proper shape to facilitate the ready production of the proper size stick; to keep the stripes straight; to keep the general mass from becoming too hot in spots,` ctc., and rapid production of the sticks can only be :accomplished after a very considerable amount of experience.

The object of my invention is to produce an apparatus by means of which a general ma` will be automatic-ally formed and maintained in the desired general conical condition and be continually turned before the tire in lsuch way, however, as not to produce a permanent twist or distortion of -tO the stripes on the general mass.

The accompanying drawings illustratc my Invention.

Figure 1 is n front elevation: Fig. 2 a plan: Fig. 3 an end elevation: Fig. -l'a scc- 5" iw 'll* Htl Supporting belt; Fig. S a per- -ptct|ve detail ot' a cover board intended to e ined as n cover for the liclt so as to thustorni an ordinary llat cover hoard. :Ulti Fliln the drawings, 10 indicates a suitable .supporting frame designed to be moved up against. the end of an Ordinar f rolling table 11. The frame 10 is' provided at opposite ends with shaft bearings l', 12 and 13, 13, the bearings 13, 3 being a little nearer together than the bearings 12,12. Journaled in each pair of bearings 1:2 and 13 is a cylindrical roller l-t. The two rollers aro preferably arranged with their outer 'ends lower than their delivery ends, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 and, because of the spacing of the bearings 123, the said rollers are closer together at their lower ends than they are attheir upper delivery ends. Each of theV rollers is provided at one end with a sprocket wheel carries a swinging knife 2G having an operating arm 2T which is projected between the ends Q8 of av spring QS) mounted about a rod 31. The end or" rod S31 lies below arm 2T and is connected thereto by a tension spring 3Q. Arm 3l projects radially from a nut 33 which is threaded upon a sleeve 34 keyed to the end of shaft l-l to which the worm wheel 17 is keyed. Sleeve -l-t is provided at one end with a collar 35 which may be tixcd. and at the opposite end with an adjustable collar 36- thrcadcd upon the sleeve and adapted to be held in any desired position of adjustment by means of a suitable sct screw 37.

Sleeved over the two rollers 14, 14 is a flexible endless belt 4.1. The belt -1-1 is of the same dimension at one end as at the other and is ot such length that, when sleeved upon the rollers. it will lic drawn tightly between the rollers at their delivery end and will consequently sag between the rollers to a greater extent as the opposite end of the rollers is approached, as is clearly shown in Fig. 'i'. ily this arrangement'. I produce a flexible conical pocket. into which the mass of candy may be depoqitedl.

lllrectcd at the. back side of the structure above the belt is a heater .31 of ordinary typo comprisingr a. reflecting'backing and a 110 burner 53.

Frame 10 is provided atl opposlte sides mman-eins i i i y 387,785

with boards 54, 54 which ovcrlie the belt to about the middle of the rollers, the upper edges being tapered downwardlg,r as indicated at 55 so as to somewhat com orm to the general shape of the pocket formed by the Een 41.

At times it is desirable to have a fiat heater board in front of the heaters 5l and` I therefore provide a cover board 56 which may be readily placed upon the boards 54 so as to bridge the pocket formed by the belt 41, this cover being readily detachable by lmeans of short dowel pins 57 formed to enter suitable holes 58 formed in the boards 54. It will of course be understood that any other suitable means for retaining the l then be started and the belt will be driven in one direction or the other. All portions of the belt will move at the same speed and consequently the small end of the cone of the mass of candy will be given a greater number of revolutions than the large end, thus tending to further conify the mass but this action also results in a twisting of the stripes of the mass. As the belt rotates, nut 33 will advance along the threads of sleeve 34 until it comes into contact with collar 35, whereupon its further longitudinal ad-` vance on the sleeve will be stopped and consequently the arm 3l will tend to swing with shaft 14 as it is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fie'. 5. This will bring one of the sp1-infr arms 2S into engagement with arm 27 of the knife switch 2G and swing said switch away from terminals 2l into engagement with terminals 23, the spring 30 serving to pull the switch down into place. As soon as this occurs, the current 1n the motor will be reversed, the motor will reverse in direction, the movement of shaft lll will bc reversed, and nut 33 will travel longitudinally on the sleeve 34: in the opposite direction until it engages collar 35, when the operation will be repeated. As soon as the rolls are reversed in direction the mass of candy will bc rolled in the opposite direction first taking the twist out of the stripes and then twisting them in the opposite direction, this twist, however, not being more than about one complete turn beyond normal in '.eithcr direction. lly this arrangement the mass of candy is constantly comlied and uniformly presented to vthe healer so that the operator has merely t0 pull out the tip of the mass on to thc table 11.

I have. found by actual practice that an operator of very little experience and ordinarily slow in the production of stick candy can, with my machine, considerably more than double his output and at the same time produce a Vmore uniform grade of product.y The belt 41 forms a perfectl 1 smooth pocket for the mass of candy so that it is not marred in any way but instead, is .continually kept in a smooth condition with no tendency to ride up upon the flanking boards 54.

I claim as my invention: v

1. A candy handling machine comprising a flexible supporting belt arranged to form a conical pocket, and means by which said belt may be moved transversely of the axis of the cone to rotate. the candy automatically first in one direction and then in the other.

2. A candy handling machine comprising a flexible supporting belt arranged to forma conical pocket, and means by which said belt may be moved transversely of the axis of the. cone to rotate the candy.

3. A candy handling machine comprising a pair of cylindrical rollersl having convergf ing axes, a liexible belt sleeved over said rollers to form a conical pocket therebetween, and means by which said rollers may be rotated to move the belt transversely of the axis of the cone.

4f. A cand)1 handling machine comprising a pair of cylindrical rollers having convergv ing axes, a flexible belt sleeved over said rollers to form a conical pocket therebetween, drivino' means connected with said rollers to move die belt transversely of the axis of the se' Y cone, and means for automatically reversing 1'30 the action of the driving means on said rollers to automatically reverse the direction of movement of the belt.

5. A candy handling machinel comprising a pair of rollers having converging axes, an 155 endless belt sleeved over said rollers to form a conical iockct therebetween, an electric motor, a riving connection between said motor and said rollers, a reversing switch in the circuit of said motor, and means for automatically operating said switch to intermittently reverse. the direction ofmovement of the belt.

(3. A candy handling machine comprising a pair 01'; rollers having converging axes, an 117 endless belt sleeved over said rollers to form a conical pocket therebetween, an electricmotor, a driving connection between said motor and said rollers, a reversing switch in the circuit of said motor, a threaded member 110 rotated by the motor, a nut threaded on said threaded member, a pair of collars associated with said threaded member at opposite ends thereof lo limit the longitudinal movement of the nut on said threaded member, a 1235 radially extending arm carried by said nut, and reciproeablc reversing mechanism associated with said arm.

7. A. candy handling machine comprising a pair of rollers having converging axes, an y endless belt sleeved over said rollers to form a conical ocket therebetween, an electric motor, a riving connection between said motor and said rollers, a reversing switch in the circuit of said motor, a threaded member rotated by the motor, a nut threaded on said threaded member, a pair of collars associated with said threaded member at opposite ends thereof to limit the longitudinal movement of the nut on said threaded member, a radially extending arm carried by said nut, an electric motor geared to said rollers, areversing switch in the circuit of said motor, and a connectionbetwecn said arm and said reversing switch, said connection comprising spring fingers forming a lateral con- 1 nection in opposite directions between said arm and switch, and also comprising a spring connection between said switch and arm tending to more the switch relative to the arm.

8. A candy handling machine comprising a pair of rollers having converging axes, an

'endless belt sleeved over said rollers to form motor, a driving connection between said motor and said rollers, a reversing switch in the circuit of said motor, a threaded member rotated by the motor, a nut threaded on said threaded member, a pair of collars associated with said threaded member at oppositeends thereof to limit the longitudinal movement of the nut. on said threaded member, a radially extending arm carried by saidv nut, an electric motor geared to said rollers, a reversing switch in the circuit of said motor, and a connection between said arm and said reversing switch.

-In witness whereof, I, have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana,

this second day of November, A. D. one.

thousand nine hundred and ten. v

NATHANIEL W. YORK. [1.. 8.] Witnesses:

ARTHUR M. Hoon, THOMAS lV. MCMEANS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents cach, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

